OBSERVATIONAL

LEARNING
THEORY
Learning theories
By:
Luis sandoval
WHAT IS OBSERVATIONAL
LEARNING?
It describes the process of
learning through watching
others, retaining the
information, and then later
replicating the behaviors that
were observed.
 GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Attractive or
Acquiring a
desirable behavior

characteristics.

To react to the

way the model

Performing a
is treated.
behavior.
 CONDITIONS OR
1. Attention:
Paying
STEPS 4. Motivation: To
attention to have some
what is motivation or
happening reason.
around.

2. Retention: 3. Initiation:
Remember the Being capable
observed of producing
behavior. the act.
 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING
Nurturing and warm people

Rewards

Lack of confidence

Authoritative positions

Similarities in age, sex and interests

Higher social status

 BOBO-DOLL
EXPERIMENT
Albert Bandura 1061.

Children learn imitating others who

received rewards and punishments.

Humans are cognitive beings.

1. Model-reward
2. Model
Main conditions: punished
3. no-
consequence
EXAMPLES OF OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

A boy watches another boy on the playground get in trouble for hitting
another child. He learns from observing this interaction that he should not
hit others.

A group of children plays hide-and-seek at recess. One child joins the

group, but has never played before and is not sure what to do. After
observing the other children play, she quickly learns the basic rules of the
game and joins in.

A young couple goes on a date to a Chinese restaurant. They watch other

diners in the restaurant eating with chopsticks and copy their actions in
order to learn out to use these utensils.